Betrayal Knight’s Joyful Faith - Chapter 430



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The 430th episode of The Merry God of Betrayal

After the spirits left.

Ludwin, who had been silent for a while, opened his mouth.

“… … I know this isn’t the time, but would it be okay if I told you something personal for a moment?”

At those words, everyone’s attention naturally turned to Ludwin. Ludwin looked at Llewelyn and spoke in a complicated manner.

“I, no. His Majesty and His Highness clearly told you to remain in the empire. Why did you return? You usually don’t listen to me at all.”

“You know very well, hyung, that I am a disobedient person. I just do what I want to do.”

Ludwin became serious as Llewelyn grumbled, averting his gaze.

“Listen seriously. This is not the time to joke around.”

“I’m serious, too. My homeland is on the verge of becoming a sea of ​​fire, and if you tell me to just sit there and watch, who would listen to you?”

“I never said that. Now that I have established myself in the Empire, I will help His Highness the Crown Prince there and establish ties with the Empire… … .”

Ludwin made a stern face, but Llewelyn cut him off.

“Don’t make any weird excuses. Even if I don’t stay there, my connections with the Empire will be fine.”

“what?”

“I know this because I have seen it up close. His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince are not people who would ignore a crisis in an ally.”

Llewelyn looked straight at Ludwin and continued speaking point by point.

“There’s no way my brothers, mother, and father wouldn’t know that. No matter how much I think about it, it seems like they’re just trying to separate me. I know more about the Cernion Church than anyone else in the kingdom. I’m sure it’ll help.”

“Since Captain Leo himself came, you don’t have to come too.”

But Ludwin did not give up either.

“There is a reason why His Majesty said that. However, it is problematic to barge in like this without prior notice. I am sure that you have been unreasonable to His Majesty the Crown Prince and Captain Laius. That is not polite.”

“It was my father and brothers who were being unreasonable. If they hadn’t said such nonsense in the first place, I wouldn’t have had to be unreasonable.”

Shekinah and Salem, caught between the brothers, looked at Laius with troubled expressions.

The meaning of those eyes was simple.

I wasn’t saying to stop those two, but to quickly shut the mouth of someone who was sure to get involved sooner or later.

Although he fully understood their meaning, Laius quietly turned away from them.

“I heard that there are more than one or two things the Empire is handling.”

“I’ve made arrangements so that I won’t be out of the office right now, so you don’t have to worry, hyung.”

The tone of their conversation began to become increasingly sharp.

Ludwin shot back coldly.

“I’ll send some people over, so hurry back before I report to your father. It’s not too late.”

“No. I decide where I am.”

At that moment, Llewelyn’s voice also began to reveal its anger openly.

“Excuse me.”

A cold voice suddenly interrupted from one side.

Ludwin and Llewelyn naturally paused.

As I naturally turned my head towards the direction where the voice came from, a young knight with a chubby face came into view.

“I’m the one who decides where that guy is. If you have any complaints, just tell me. I’ll listen to them.”

“… … .”

Shekinah and Salem, who were also betrayed by Laius, chose to just give up and look into the void.

Ludwin, who had been looking at him blankly for a while, barely managed to ask back.

“What, what?”

“Didn’t you hear? I said I’ll decide. I’m this guy’s employer.”

Arendt nodded at Llewelyn.

“His Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to go to the Kingdom of Everan to provide support, so I urged him to bring me here. He may look like that, but he’s actually more useful than you might think.”

Ludwin froze for a moment, not knowing where to begin.

The apprentice knight, who did not miss the gap, continued speaking naturally.

“And to be honest, I didn’t want to see you living comfortably in the empire and doing research all by yourself. It’s your own country’s business, so there’s no need for me to act like a dog by myself.”

“… … .”

“If you look closely, everything you do in the Empire is all mine. I even provided more than half of the funds. To be frank, if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been able to stay in the palace and receive such treatment.”

Llewelyn, who had been listening quietly, responded in a trembling tone.

“… …Are you cursing or are you taking my side? Just do one of the two.”

“I’m just listing the facts without any selfish intentions. It means you should at least pay for the meal.”

Arendt shrugged. Llewelyn, who was about to say something in protest, put his hand on his forehead and sighed deeply.

“I was stupid to expect that.”

“Do you get it now? You’re an idiot.”

Ludwin’s expression became strange as he watched the two people giving and receiving indifferently.

‘What the heck… … .’

The entire royal family was always paying attention to the youngest prince’s whereabouts.

Because he was such a free-spirited guy, sometimes it was not easy to even figure out his location.

But at some point, Llewelyn established himself in the Carrion Empire and began to move with the knights there.

‘It was quite unexpected.’

Because staying in one place for too long was not in Llewelyn’s nature.

Moreover, it was surprising that Crown Prince Cantares Al Kalyon accepted Llewelyn so easily.

It wouldn’t have been an easy decision to treat a foreign prince as a VIP, let alone have him accompany you with your own knights.

Moreover, the king, queen, and princes could not help but be worried and bewildered by the news that he had intervened in the battle against the Chernion Church.

It was because he knew better than anyone that Llewelyn was not a man fit for the battlefield.

I was worried for a moment that I might be causing trouble.

It wasn’t long before they heard that Llewelyn was doing his bit for the Empire.

‘And the person who started it all was that apprentice knight.’

At first, it was thought that Llewelyn was influenced by Laius, but even that was completely off the mark.

“… … I think it was Arendt von Eckhart.”

Ludwin, who had been silent for a moment, opened his mouth.

“I understand what you mean, sir. But this is the Everran Kingdom. That guy is the prince of the Everran Kingdom. So I think it’s a bit presumptuous for you to talk about this in that way.”

“I told you, he was the one who begged me not to treat him like a prince. And he is now taking responsibility for it.”

But such common sense would not have made sense to Arendt.

“And I’m acting cocky in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. If I were to save face in front of the prince now, it would only make His Highness the Crown Prince look ridiculous, so just bear with it.”

“… … .”

It was clearly sophistry, but for some reason I couldn’t refute it.

Ludwin, who had been staring into space for a moment, soon began pressing his temples.

He had spent his entire life dealing with his eccentric younger brother instead of the busy king, queen, and crown prince.

So I was confident that I wouldn’t bat an eye at a moderately bad guy… … .

It seemed like it was just an overuse.

“… … So, the conclusion is, you’re saying that we shouldn’t interfere? It was out of respect that I brought Llewelyn here, and I already received permission from His Highness the Crown Prince. Even though that guy is my blood?”

“I told you just now. I didn’t want to see him resting comfortably while we were the only ones suffering. And I think there’s something wrong with the prince’s conscience for leaving that troublemaker to another country.”

Arendt answered bluntly.

“There is no such thing as a free lunch. Your Majesty, you know that very well.”

“… … Didn’t you say that Llewelyn did his share?”

“That’s just the price he paid for what I paid.”

After a long while, Ludwin tried to refute, but it was pointless.

“Don’t you think it would be hard to stop someone who is determined to go to the kingdom? Don’t you know better, Prince? He’s not the kind of person who would stay still even if you told him not to go. You’ve captured him in the empire, but what were you planning on doing if he ran away alone in the middle of the night?”

“… … .”

“If you were to return home alone and die on the street, were you going to hold the Empire responsible? Why didn’t you catch that guy? In that case, it would be a hundred times safer to go with Commander Lyos, the Empire’s greatest swordsman.”

“no…….”

The prince, who had been biting his lip a few times, soon patted his forehead.

“… … Just don’t talk.”

It was virtually a declaration of defeat.

Having watched my troublesome younger sibling for a long time, I know better than anyone that talking at length in situations like this is useless.

Only then did Laius, who had been silent, step forward quietly.

“I’m sorry. That guy’s way of speaking is just not good.”

“… … .”

Shekinah and Salem looked at Laius in bewilderment.

In fact, it was as if all the annoying bickering was left to Arendt.

Meanwhile, Salem, who was looking at the distant sky, let out an exclamation.

“Ah. The spirits are coming back.”

Beyond the sky where black smoke was rising, Ray and Luna were flying towards us.

While they were arguing pointlessly, I finished my reconnaissance.

The two spirits that had been hovering over the group for several times settled on the shoulders of the three Illums.

Salem’s shoulders looked somewhat small because he had grown so much, but the spirits didn’t seem to mind.

Salem, who had been stroking Luna’s feathers for a moment, soon opened his mouth.

“… … He said he didn’t see anyone familiar. It seems safe to say that there are no people of interest like Jiklin, Roger, or Dragon right now.”

“Then you couldn’t even identify the enemy leader?”

“Yes. Since it’s the spirit’s vision, I don’t know much about it.”

Salem nodded uncomfortably to Arendt’s question.

“We have confirmed that there are still survivors inside. Most of them appear to be trapped. And from where the smoke is rising… … .”

Salem swallowed hard and continued speaking.

“It looks like they’re burning the body parts. Maybe they’re disposing of the leftovers from the experiment.”

Salem’s anxious gaze fell on Arendt.

“It seems that Arendt’s guess was not wrong.”

The enemies occupied the territory to obtain materials to create ghouls and artificial spirit stones there.

“And it seemed like they were reorganizing their troops. I saw them redistributing weapons and handing out magic stones in the square.”

Anyone who looked at it could tell that they were preparing to attack.

“… … If you’re going to use the people here to create soldiers, then there’s a high chance that Jiklin will show up once some preparations are done.”

Llewelyn nodded at Shekinah’s words.

“Yes, that’s right. The magic stones you gave me are probably used to summon monsters… … If you’re also preparing weapons.”

Arendt, who had been listening quietly, blurted out.

“The enemies will attack again soon.”

The enemy will invade again as soon as tonight, or perhaps tomorrow.

“Then there’s no time to quibble here right now. We should hurry back and prepare to welcome our guests. You can deal with the sibling fight later.”

The apprentice knight shrugged and glanced at Ludwin.

The prince, who met his eyes, could not help but sigh briefly and touch his forehead.